Mikhail Grabovski
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 183 lb (83 kg/13 st 1 lb) |
| NHL Team | Montreal Canadiens |
| Nationality |  Belarus |
| Born | January 31, 1984 , Potsdam, GDR |
| NHL Draft | 150th overall, 2004 Montreal Canadiens |
| Pro career | 2007 – present |
Mikhail Grabovski (born January 31, 1984 in Potsdam, East Germany; now Potsdam, Germany), moved to Belarus at the age of 2. He is a Belarusian ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, 150th overall. Mikhail played his first NHL game on January 6, 2007 against the New York Rangers. Mikhail played three games in the NHL before being sent back down to Montreal's AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs. He failed to record a point in any of those games but impressed fans with his speed and his agility.
Grabovski started the 2007–2008 season with the Canadiens, recording his first NHL point in an October 20, 2007 game against the Buffalo Sabres and his first goal two days later against the Boston Bruins. Since the month of October, he has seen limited action with Montreal. After a March 6, 2008 game in Phoenix for which he was a healthy scratch, Grabovski, apparently frustrated by his exclusion from the lineup, flew to Los Angeles ahead of the rest of the team to speak with his agent, creating controversy in Montreal.
He has represented Belarus in international play. He scored 4 goals in one game (against tournament hosts Austria) in the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik | Russia | 44 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik | Russia | 60 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Dynamo Moscow | Russia | 33 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006–07 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007–08 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
[edit] External links
Mikhail Grabovski's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
